Tree scarring device



1940- G. s. PEVRRY 2,186,654

TREE SCARRING DEVICE Filed Oct. 28, 1938 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Georye 5'. Perry INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS.

Jan. 9, 1940.

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Jan. 9, 1940. G. s. PERRY TREE SCARRING DEVICE Filed 001:. 28, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 R ,5. Perry I N V EN TOR.

George A TTORNEYS.

. Patented Jan. 9, 1940 TREE sC ImINe, nnvlon Georgcstamper Perry, Du Pont, Ga., assignor, ofone-half to Walter. Williams, 1 Du Pont, Ga.

Application. October 28, 193s, Serial. 151 237,533.;

Claims. (01. -121) The device, forming the subject matter of this application is adapted to be used for making v -shaped cuts or scars in pine trees, and the invention aims to provide a novel means where- Q by bothbranches of the V -shaped scar may be cut at once, the scar in the tree being uniformly fashioned, and a free flow of. gum sap being secured. A further object of they invention is to provide novel means whereby the depth of the scar may. befregulated, the pores of the tree being left open, devices in use at present tending to close some of the pores. Another object of the. invention is to provide a novel reversing mechanism, whereby. the cutters will be given a long stroke, with a 'minimum throw of the lever which actuates. them.

It is within he provm eof the, disclosure .to

improve generally and to -enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present inven- 29 tion appertains.

With the above and other objects in View, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it i being understood that changes in they precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, maybe made-within the scope of whatis claimed, without departing from the spirit of the inven- 39 tion. I In the accompanying drawings: I

Fig. 1 shows, in bottom plan, a device constructed in accordancewith the invention, parts being broken away; i Fig. 21s a'top plan showing the forward part he. a l

Fig. 3 is a top plan of the-guide-frame, with the cutters in place; i

Fig. 4 is a top plan of the tool wherein parts 49 are broken or sectioned away;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section, wherein parts are. broken away;

Fig. 6- isa longitudinal section showing a portion of the reversing mechanism;

4 5 Fig. 7 is a section on the line 1- l of Fig.4;

1 Fig. 8 is a section on the. line 8- -8 of Fig.4; I Fig. 9 is a section on the line Si -9 ofjFig. 4; i Fig. 10. is a fragmental top plan of the forward end of the handle and, associated parts, portions to being broken away; 1

' Fig, 11 is a plan of the guide frame;

Fig. 12 is an elevation showing the scar in the tree;

' Pie 3 i a le at o skewin fdfi i e n 5; use at the tree.

' the frame 8,and-ha s an elongated slot.'l 2 (1i'ig'. 1),,

jot-the stop. Another. securing element, marked of adjustment longitudinally of thehandle' I In, carrying out the inventiongthere is provided a portable body or handle I of anyder sired length, having, in its forward end, a V-sh'apedfnotch 2, as shown in Fig. 2, the notch" including arearwardly prolonged, reduced extensions. In the upper .surface'of the handle I there are rearwardly converging seats 4, opening inwardly into the notch 2 the seats forming parts of rearwardly diverging grooves 5. "An

' elongated recess, 5. (F g. 5) isformed in the han die. to. the real: offthe extensio t i e. notch 2, the recess opening upwardly through the handle I Aecess is had to theflrecess 6, from the lower surface of the handle I, by means of a removable, closure 1 secured to the handle, as di closed, in Fi 1.

The device comprises a cruciform frame t} (Fig. 11), preierably, made o f metal. .At its forward en t e rame. 8, is suppl ed w h ou a d stubl shafts}, Theframe 8 is seated in the lj QY S.- o t e-ha d I Fi 2. n s ld therein by securing elements II (Fig.- 1). A. stop, I.I (Figs. 1, 5. and 4), is located beneath t e stop. bein ocated in't ef e en on 3v oi h 5 notch/Z of the handle I, as Fig/7 willmakemaniiest A securing element [4 (Fig. 5) such asa' screw, connects the stop ll to theframe 8, the. securing element being. located in the slot [2 by the numeral, 15, is similarly placed, and car: 'ries a washer I6, covering the slot. I2 partially,

as can be seen-in Fig. 1. The stop Ll. includes an upwardly inclined forwardpart 1.1 (Fig. 5.) extendedlFig. 4) into the space between the 5 diverging. forward arms of the frame 8, the part 51. of the stop I l terminating in a fork. [Bhaving sharpened inner edges l9. For a purpose to be made manifest'hereinafter, the stop I I is capable through the, instrumentality of the. securing elements' ld and J5 and theslot. l2 of the, stop. v

' The. frame 8, is provided with guide'grooves 2D and 2,! (Fig; 11) arranged at right angles to each other, the guide groQVeS opening. inwardly through the forward arms of the frame 8 It can be seen in Fig. 7 that the guide groove :20 is somewhat shallower than the guide groove 2i. Retaining plates 2; (Figs.'-3 and 4) are secured to the rearwardly divei ging',arms of the frame 8 and extend across the guide grooves 20 and 21.

A blade carrier 23 is mounted for longitudinal reciprocation in the guide groove?!) of the frame-= 8," and a blade carrier 24 ismounted for longi;

tudinalreeiprocation 'in the guide groove zl or. '65 v the said frame I, the blade carrier 23 working over the top of the blade carrier 24, since the guide groove 2| is deeper than the guide groove 29. The blade carriers 23 and 24 reciprocate beneath the retaining plates 22 of Figs. 4 and 3.

3| to the forward ends of the blade carriers 23 and 24, as can be seen in Fig. 4. The flexible elements 30 extend backwardly, about the pulleys 28. The flexible elements 30 slide edgewise in a notched guide 32 (Figs. 6 and 4) secured in the handle I. The flexible elements 30 reciprocate between guiding ribs 33 (Fig. 2) on the handle I,

and in the back part of the cover 29 (Fig. 4). The elements 39, although. flexible, are stiff enough to exert a thrust on the blade carriers 23 and 24.

A slide plate 34 (Fig. is mounted to reciprocate in guideways 35, formed in the inner edges of ribs 36 (Fig. 4) secured to the handle An upstanding housing 46 is secured to the slide plate 34.

The numeral 31 marks a rack bar joined to the rear ends of the flexible elements 30 by a connector 38, which may be considered as part of the rack bar, the connection having a depending shoulder 39. The rack bar 31 is supported on the slide plate 34 and passes'through the housing 40, slidably. The housing 49 carries a pivot element 4|, 'on which a double-ended dog 42 is mounted to swing, the dog being located within the housing 49 (Fig. 6). The dog 42 is supplied with lateral projections 43, located below and on opposite sides of the pivot element 4|.

3 element 49 and, abutting against the ear 48 and 5, 6 and 9), in which is mounted a pivot element 49. A lever 5|] of the first order is mounted to swing on the pivot element 49 and extends downwardly into the recess 6 of the handle I. A compression spring 5| (Fig. 9) surrounds the pivot against the lever 50, maintains the lever in frie tional contact with the head of the pivot element The lower end of .a spring tongue 52 is secured in the upper end of the lever 58, and the spring tongue extends upwardly between the propections 43 on the dog 42.

A forward reversing lever 53 is located in the recess 6 of the handle The forward reversing lever 53 is fulcrumed intermediate its ends on the handle I, as shown at 55. The rear end of the lever 53 is carried downwardly into contact with the closure 1 on the-handle and the fora ward end of the lever is maintained in the path of the shoulder 39 on the connection 36 between the rack bar 31 and the flexible elements 3|), by a 76 compression spring 56, cooperating with the bottom portion of the handle I and with the forward end of the lever 53.

A rear reversing lever 59 is located in the recess 6 of the handle I, and is fulcrumed intermediate its ends on the handle, as shown at 69. The lever 59 includes an upstanding portion 62. A compression spring 63, interposed between the part 62 of the lever 59, raises the rear end of the lever 59 and swings the forward end of the lever downwardly into contact with the closure 1 on the handle I. There is an upstanding lug 64 on the handle I, at the rear end of the recess 6, and into the lug 64 is threaded an adjusable abutment 65, held in place by a lock nut 66, the abutment 65 being adapted to cooperate with the upstanding portion 62 of the lever 59, under conditions which will be pointed out hereinafter.

The screws l4 and I5 of Fig. 5 are loosened and then tightened, to permit a longitudinal adjustment of the tree-engaging stop H, the position of the stop regulating the depth of the V-shaped hack 16 that is made in the tree 61 of Fig. 12 by the blades 25 on the cutter carriers 23 and 24, when the blades are moved backward and toward the apex of the angle defined by the cutter carriers. The blades 25 are retracted to the end of their cutting stroke (Fig. '10), and they are advancedto the open position of Fig. 4, by a train of parts including the blade carriers- 23 and 24, the flexible but thrustingly effective elements 39, the rack bar 31, the slide plate 34 and the housing 46, the dog 42, the link 44, and the lever 46, which is fulcrumed at 9 with respect to the handle I. The same train of parts operates to move the blades 25 from the open position of Fig. 4 to the position of Fig. 10, thereby to form the hack 16 of Fig. 12, and to make both branches of the hack at once. 7

One object of the invention is to supply a means for producing a long and eifectivehack without having to make a long sweep with the lever 46.

Noting the strokes marked A, B, C, D, E and F in Fig. 5, on stroke A, the dog 42 carries the rack bar 31 to the left, but not far enough so that the shoulder 39 operates the forward reversing lever 53. On stroke B,the rack bar 31 remains at rest, the slide plate 34 moves to the right and the dog 42 gets a new hold on the rack bar 31. On stroke C, the dog 42 carries the rack bar 31 to the left until the shoulder 39 tilts the forward reversing lever 53 to reverse the dog 42 by way of the lever 59 and the tongue 52. On stroke D, the dog 42 carries the rack bar 31 to the right, but not far enough so that the end of the rack bar operates the rear reversing lever 59. On stroke E, the rack bar 31 remains at rest, the slide plate 34 moves to the left and the dog 42 takes a new hold on the rack bar. On stroke F, the dog 42 carries the rack bar 31 to the right until the end of the rack bar engages the part 62 of the rear reversing lever 59 and causes that lever to reverse the pawl 42 to the position of Fig. 5, by way of the lever 59 and the spring tongue 52.

In view of the foregoing, the blades 25 are moved inwardly toward each other by a plurality of strokes of the lever 46, and are moved outwardly and apart by a plurality of strokes. The adjusting screw 65 limits the movement of the part 62 of the rear reversing lever 59, and consequently the movement of the rack bar 31 to the right, and thereby the cutting edges of the blades 25 are prevented from becoming dulled by contact with each other.

What is claimed is: 1 r

1. In a tree-scarring'device, a body, blade carriers mounted for reciprocation on the body, at an angle to each other, inwardly projecting-blades on the carriers, means for reciprocating the carriers, to cause the blades to move toward and from the apexof the angle defined by the carriers, said means comprising flexible pull and push elements connected to the-carriers guiding parts for the flexible elements and mounted on the body, and mechanism carried by the body for actuating the push and pull elements.

2. In a tree-scarring'device, a body, blade carriers mounted for reciprocation on the body, at an angle to each other, inwardly projecting blades on the carriers, a .slide mounted to reciprocate on the body, means for operating the carriers, including a rack bar having longitudinal reciprocation with respect to the slide, a double-ended dog carried by the slide, and. means actuatedby the rack bar at the ends of its strokes to secure a 4; A tree-scarring device constructed as set forth in claim" 2, and wherein the last-specified means embodies afirst, lever mounted to swing on the slide and operatively connected to the dog,

front and rear reversing levers fulcrumed on the body and having their outer endsdisposed in the path of travel of the rack bar, whereby the rack bar-will tilt the reversing levers and dispose their inner endsin the path'of the first lever, a stop, and means for mounting the stop for adjustment on the body, towardand from the rear reversing lever, thereby to limit the movement of the rear reversing lever when'the rack bar engages it, and

to terminate the movementof the rack bar before the blades have come into contactv with each other. e i

5.. In a tree-scarring device, a body, blade carriers mounted for reciprocation on the'body, at an angle-to each other, inwardly projecting blades on the carriers, means for reciprocating the carriers, to, cause the blades to move toward and from the apex of the angle defined by the carriers, a tree-engaging abutment carried by the body and projecting into said angle to limit the depth of the cutsmade by the. blades, a stop engaging a part of the means forreciprocating the carriers, to prevent the blades from coming into ing the stop ;on the body for adjustment toward and away from said part.

" GEORGE STAMPER PERRY.

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